Investigation into 2 deaths continues

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Aug 24, 2013 at 1:24 PM

Lois Westermeyer

Pontiac Police Chief Jim Woolford issued a brief statement Friday afternoon confirming that the investigation into the deaths of two and serious injury of another at the Palamar Motel earlier in the week is continuing.“We still have critical pieces of information to put together,” Woolford said, adding that police would not release any details of the incident until the investigation is complete.Police were called to perform a wellness check on one of the residents at the motel room and found two dead and another person injured.The coroner identified the two dead at the scene as Jean Ann Corrice, 57, of Pontiac and Tyler R. Friant, 22, of Pontiac. Family members have told The Daily Leader that Corrice was the mother of Friant.The third person in the room, who the Leader has been told is another son of , remains hospitalized in Springfield. No condition reports have been available.Woolford previously stated police consider the matter “an isolated incident” and that they are not searching for additional people.